Depression and Suicide

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Depression and Suicide
The Background of Depression
What is depression? Because depression is subjective, it feels differently to different people. For some people, depression is a mild but lingering feeling of the blues. For others, depression is a debilitating and global feeling that shuts down all pleasure, makes life miserable, and leads to suicide. This paper will offer an overview of depression, with a special focus on its psychological and public health ramifications. The conclusion is that there are more pathways to depression today than in the past; public policy can help stem some of the causes of depression, while caregivers and communities can collaborate to provide relief for people who are already suffering from depression....